Hot chicks: a scientist attempts to breed chickens with fewer feathers to help the birds remain cooler, making it easier for farmers to maintain chicken populations in the face of climate change. [Grist]

The USDA will be awarding grants worth $25 million for school kitchen equipment. [Food Politics]

Sugar cane production and processing is linked to a deadly kidney-related illness in Nicaragua. [NY Times]

The World Health Organization warns that we're is headed for a deadly “post-antibiotic era” due to misuse of antibiotics in humans and agricultural animals. [... Read more >